speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
going upstream; swimming upstream
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
synchronized; synchronised
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
affirmation; affirmative (logic)